Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-28
NEWS abF T'EEE DAY.

Bob Barr, the well known pitcher OF
Washington, u c., has signed to pIsy with
The r chester Base Bali Cub for the season
of 1888.
Mary of the Stanley expedition have
died Of starvation owing to Emin Bey's neg
lect to send supplies to Tippoo Tip as
promised.
The safe of the county ircasurer'a office at
Centrevile, Reynolds county. Mo-, wSs
blown open Friday night and robbed Of
about 500, 900 in cash-rccenttaxc collections.
The steamship City Of Pekin arrived ct
San Francisco from Hong Kong and Yoke
hama on Saturday. The Chinese papers
speak Of the Chinese American banking
scheme negotiated by Count MitkiewiCZ as
having completely fallen through.
Willis Clark and Charlie Mccarthy. the
pugiist who recently defeated Jim Connors,
OF New YORK, fought sixteen rounds with
skis gloves III a club Rouse on the Delaware
on Saturday night. Clark was given the
fight on fonl in the sixteenth round.
Clark weighed in 127 pounds, and Mccarthy
had thirteen pounds The better of him.
The delay in calling sDscia! meeting of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad directors
for organization has led to reports that the
selection of Mr.. Samuel Spencer as presi
dent Of the company is not definitely set.
tied after all. One story is that the fsiends
Of Mr.. Robert Garrett may want him TO
again take hold OF the presidency, and an
Other is tina: Senator German can have the
place.
After the most heated contest on record
in the State OF Georgia, Atlanta on Satur-
day voted against prohibition, the "wes"
carrying. the city by about 600 majority.
The prohibtionis,s say they will contes. the
election, and feel confident that tns legal
votes will show at least 500 majority for pro
hibi.ion. They allege that nearly 1000
voters registered who were rot qualified ie-
gally to do so.
The 142 hour go-ss you please race ended
in Philadelphia shortly before 10 o'clock On
Saturday night. with Littlewood English
in the FIRST place, nearly forty miles ahead
of his nearest competitor. The following
were the scores of the five men at the finish:
Littlewcod, 596 miles, l lap; Albert, $50
miles; Panchot, 511 miles, 0 laps; Norsmac,
sol miles, 6 laps Eson, 500 miles, lap.
The race was successful one financially,
and Littlewood will receive about 50 200 as
his share OF the receipts.
The reception last night at the British LIE.
cation, in Washington, 10 Mr. Chamberlain
and the members ofthe fisheries commission
was the most brilliant social event of the
season. The legation was aelow with light
aud extremely elegant in liz new adorn.
ments, and comfortably crowded from 10
O'Clock 10 midnight with gathering of the
representative people in society. Sir Lionel
West ard Miss West stood at the right of
the entrance to the drawing-room 10 receive
their guests, presenting each TO Mr.. Cham
berlain and the other gentlemen.
The bodies two CT Bsrnum's burned ele-
plants were cremated at Bridgeport, Conn.,,
on Saturday. Ia the stomach Of the sacred
white elephant was found Chinese idol of
ivory eight inches long and deliberately
carved. Il ia supposed that the beast swal
lowed it while some Of his dsvout attend
dants were worshipping. The large rhi-
noceros, which was 50 severely burned at
the great fire or the ooh inst. died Satur-
Barnum's agen.s in Europe are buying an
finals to repscs those burned last week.
A halfwitted boy, named Charley Baker,
who lived near Perida, Ala, had witnessed
thu killing of the family meat Soon after
ward he went out with his brother and sis.
ter, aged respectively four and six, and
came back alone. his clothes covered with
blood, and told his mother he had killed
them. They were found near the slaughter
per, with their throats cut. The girl was
dead and the boy barely alive Charley
shortly afterward was found few steps
from the same spot. dead, with his jugular
vein severed, evidently by his own hand
Tho wounded boy is mending slowly.
Jacques Wissler. who engraved nearly all
the plates from which the money and bouds
of the Confederate States of America were
printed, died Friday night at his home. in
n. J., aged eighty four years. IN
til few years ago, when age began to a fleet
the accuracy OF his hand, he was one of the
most skilful photographers in this country.
He acquired snug fortune while making
money for the Coufederacy, but they grew
suspicious of him towards the close of the
war and confscated his estate. After the
cessation of hostilties he purchased farm
near Macon, Miss, and resided there for
several years, finally going to Camden.